6:1 'Take care! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 1 , 'Take care! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
6:2 When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 2 , When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
6:3 But when you give to someone, don't tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 3 , But when you give to someone, don't tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.
6:4 Give your gifts in secret, and your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 4 , Give your gifts in secret, and your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
6:5 'And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 5 , 'And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get.
6:6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly. Then your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 6 , But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly. Then your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
6:7 'When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered only by repeating their words again and again.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 7 , 'When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered only by repeating their words again and again.
6:8 Don't be like them, because your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 8 , Don't be like them, because your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
6:9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 9 , Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.
6:10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 10 , May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.
6:11 Give us our food for today,
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 11 , Give us our food for today,
6:12 and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 12 , and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
6:13 And don't let us yield to temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 13 , And don't let us yield to temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
6:14 'If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 14 , 'If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
6:15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 15 , But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
6:16 'And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 16 , 'And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get.
6:17 But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 17 , But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.
6:18 Then no one will suspect you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in secret. And your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 18 , Then no one will suspect you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in secret. And your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.
6:19 'Don't store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 19 , 'Don't store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal.
6:20 Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 20 , Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves.
6:21 Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 21 , Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.
6:22 'Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 22 , 'Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul.
6:23 But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness. If the light you think you have is really darkness, how deep that darkness will be!
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 23 , But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness. If the light you think you have is really darkness, how deep that darkness will be!
6:24 'No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 24 , 'No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
6:25 'So I tell you, don't worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn't life consist of more than food and clothing?
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 25 , 'So I tell you, don't worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn't life consist of more than food and clothing?
6:26 Look at the birds. They don't need to plant or harvest or put food in barns because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 26 , Look at the birds. They don't need to plant or harvest or put food in barns because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are.
6:27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 27 , Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not.
6:28 'And why worry about your clothes? Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing,
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 28 , 'And why worry about your clothes? Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing,
6:29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 29 , yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
6:30 And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't he more surely care for you? You have so little faith!
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 30 , And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't he more surely care for you? You have so little faith!
6:31 'So don't worry about having enough food or drink or clothing.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 31 , 'So don't worry about having enough food or drink or clothing.
6:32 Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs,
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 32 , Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs,
6:33 and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 33 , and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
6:34 'So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
The NLT Book of Matthew , Chapter 6 , Verse 34 , 'So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.
